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Schools in Sutton

Sutton’s public schools

Braxton County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sutton. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above West Virginia’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in West Virginia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
34%
2021–22
Math proficiency
21%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.5K
▼ 1% vs WV $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.7
WV 13.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,023 students on the public path
In brief

Sutton’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Sutton’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s 591 public schools. Braxton County High School places highest (better than 54%); Braxton County Middle School lowest (4%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Sutton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Sutton Elementary SchoolBraxton County School DistrictB−
6–8Braxton County Middle SchoolBraxton County School DistrictD−
9–12Braxton County High SchoolBraxton County School DistrictB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Braxton County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Braxton County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 1,596 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (WV 13.5)
$15,487WV $15,637 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 41.3% · 861 students tested
Math21%
State average 32.2% · 864 students tested

Sutton vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the West Virginia towns that share Sutton’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sutton—Braxton County

Every school in Sutton

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with West Virginia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Suttonby address
Sutton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
166 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Suttonin other towns
Braxton County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D−
376 students14:1Rate it →
Braxton County High School
High · Grades 9–12
B−
481 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Sutton’s schools

Are Sutton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sutton. Braxton County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sutton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sutton in?

Braxton County School District.

Where do Sutton kids go to high school?

Braxton County High School.

Parents talk

What Sutton families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.